Building construction



Aug. 13, 1935: E. s. PRINCE 2,010,890

BUILQING CONSTRUCTION Filed May a; 1953 e Sheets-Shae 1 F'IEI -i I l IINVENTOIIK BY Qizmfl 2 M.

M} ATTORNEY.

Aug. 13, 1935. E. s. PRINCE 2,010,890

' BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed May 8, 1935 f 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. 7

Ml ATTORNEY.

Aug. 13, 1935. E. s. PRINCE 2,010,890

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION l' filed May 8, '1955 s Sheets-Sheet 4 2 a 3 2 m 1 F on I O0 E N FIE-E1 ATTORNEY.

. ,R we WWW.

Aug. 13, 1935. sf s. PRINCE 2,010,890

' "BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Filed May 8, 1935 e SheetsSheet 5 M WWW I V I ATTORNEY.

Aug. 13; 1935.

E. S. PRINCE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed May 8, 1935 Q-LQMMQE BY WwfiW M ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. '13, 1935 I, V v 2.010.890

. CONSTRUCTION iMy n-invention-has reference-to building construction, and zfor'wits purpose to provide a simple: and efficientmeans for producing amenchandise=booth, such is shown in Design Pat- 55 tent .No. 32,904 issued .to myself on December 23, 1930.? "It also relates to a construction formed of dire-proof niaterialpbeing chiefly of metal and stone, as set ".forth'herein. Substitutes may be provided for: either'material, however, with an -Buildings of the kind mentioned are of a relativelysmall typepbeing designed as a place for dispensing ice-cream and similar products, and they are trequently placed temporarilyon a piece of land, with =the=intention of removing the same at some later date; 1 The structures produced along the line of the present invention are specially adapted'zfor thispurpose, being built of removable and detachable parts, capable of being easily 2 transported after being separated. This also makesitpossible tohtransport the material to the i-p'lace :wherewitis to be. used ina knock-down conditionj -and have thesame; assembled later;

i As set forth herein the-main .partof the strucltu renis to -be*- built 1o'f. sheet: metal, preferably esheetusteelgand when the frame and side :plates i :are fully'assembled and joined; -with=the reinforce ing .roof :frame and-roof icrmations, abuilding of "great'strength a'nddurability is produced, and i .one whichiwill be able to resist a great amount of thee-arthfsdevastating' forces.

niadestherein for .theqinstallation of ,doorjsaand windows... and where th siz .of zthelbuil in {Wa rants it, the interior can be subdivided zby suitahleinartit ons- The part c ar n moses Q rth inre it' k-mentall ap a irom zthe follorvin .sn -ii taken 1 1 2 13 1 0 with the accompanying drawings, in which.- m-sEig; Lshows'ameleyationofsthe front wall O a structure under partial completion.

walls, showing the window formation... I

:ccrner-plates therefrom. When thus separated em Qa iespu the sheet-metal ,units, i arranged vertically, and each consisfiingof a plate it, having its edges turned ,to form angle-plates H, the adjacent pairs of which. are united :by bolts passing ,througlrppenings providedthereforinsaid flanges. Theouter edges of ,the flanges ll are disposedpppositely "Earl S. Prince, Sterling, Ill. AppIica-tion'May 8, 1933, .Serial No. 669,820

2 Claiins. (o1. 189-1 =ture, on the broken line 2-2 ,of Fig. 3 including the roof section and rear wall of the structure.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary planxview of the silland wall formation, with the roof and other super.-

structure removed. I

Fig. 4 is an enlargement .of one .corner ofthe structure shown in Fig. 3.. 3

v Fig. 5 shows'one'of the slabs .13, in perspective. Fig. 6 is a'fragmentary view of the roof forma:

tion, and supporting wallstherefor, inplan.

Fig. 7 ,is a section on the line 177 of Fig. .6.. Fig. 8. is a vertical section through oneof th Fig. 9 shows a. form for acorner buttress, in elevation.

Fig. 10 is a cross-section through the block 4.4 of the buttress form. a

Fig. 11 is a detail plan-view of .the block. Fig. 12 isan inverted plan viewlof the block 43. i Fig. :13 is a front elevation of .a garrgeconstructed along the lines of the invention. 1

Fig. 14 is avertical'section on thejline .l 4..l do Fig. 13. r I

The structure is supported on a sill of sheet.- metal formation, having horizontalplates I, (Figures'2and 3) bent downwardly at their outer edges into flanges 2, and bentdownwardly at their :inner edges to form vertical plates 3, provided at tached .thereto by means of boltsfi. Said .cor-

ner-plates are positioned on the lower faces of the sills andconformin shape therewith, .including a flange '1 upon which the flange 4 rests. The ,corner-platesare also united by miter joints, and

are rigidlyhttached to each other at the joints,

as by welding. When'it is desired to separate thesillsections thiscan bedoneby detaching the the sections and corner-plates can'be packed in a small space-for transportation, and can be quickly assembled. for use. about the sill, and temporary supporting means .can be provided therefor, such as the blocks 18. "Upon completion of'the structure the s'pacebe- ,nea'th the sill will be filled in witheartlnand the surrounding ground levelled up. with the apron. 1

The flanges 2 form an apron :;The side wallsof the structure are iormed of form beams 39.

shown in Fig. '5.

into flanges it, which, with the joined plates form metal studding for the walls of I-beam formation. The flanges [2 also provide guides for slabs of concrete, stone, or similar durable material, shown at E3, and provided in their side and top edges with channels M, which engage with the flanges i2, as shown in Fig. 4. At their lower ends the flanges ii are secured to the sill by means of brackets i5, one leaf of which is bolted :to the-sill plate and the other leaf bolted or welded to the flanges. At thecorners of the structure are flanges it, at right angles with each other, and with flanges il turned away from the means of brackets 2i, (Fig. 1), secured to the corner-plates by welding or the like, and bolted to the I-beams. The flanges it may be extensions of the wall plates similar to' the flanges i l, or separate angle-plates as shown in Fig. 6.

- Some of the wall units extend from top to bottom of the structure, with. spaces between, as shown at 22, and slabs 93 are provided in sufficient quantity and of suitable widths to fill and close said spaces, thus forming a double wall of fire proof material, the spaces being filled, if desired, with heat and cold insulating material. In Fig. 1 the Wall of the building is shown provided with an opening between two of the wall units, in which opening is a door frame 23 and closure 24 therefor. Above the frame is ametal lintel plate 25, above which are short wall units. An opening is also provided for a window frame 21, beneath which is a metal sill 28 of angleplate formation, (Fig. 8) and above said frame is an angle-plate-29. The plate 28 is narrowed to permit the passage of some of the slabs I3. in front of the same, to form a lower wall section, but the upper plate 29 is of full width, and furni'shes a support for the slabs above the same.

.Within the window frame is a sash 36 of conventional'construction, the parts of which may be arranged to swing outwardly for opening. Short wall sections 3! are filled in above the frame 27, and similar sections 32 below the same, (Fig. 1) with stone fillers in front as shown.

. A floor may be provided for the structure, as shown in Fig. 2, supported on stringers 34 and consisting of boards 35, which may be of wood or of. sheet metal formation. The ends 'of the stringers rest upon sub-sills formed of the flanges .4 of the main sill. A roof for the structure is formed. of sheet-metal plates 36, havingdownwardly turned angles 3?, ending in flanges 38, which are united in pairs the same as the wall plates, and form I-beam supports for the roof. Said beams may be enclosed in wooden strips to The outer edges of the roof plates'are' turned downwardly .to form flanges which are inserted in the channels in the upper Y edges of the slabs l3, making a thoroughly waterdesired. The slabs l3 may be of a roughened stone finish, as shownin Fig. 1, instead of smooth as Said blocks can also be given a finish similar. to that shown in the design patent hereinbefore referred to, and giving the general appearance of a castle wall. The finish can also be carried up on the window sill, as at 4| in Fig. 8, and the sides and top of the opening can be similarly finished. The window and door frames are positioned between two of the flanges H as shown, and are held in place by bolts or similar fastening means, not shown in the drawings.

It will be evident that a building constructed along the lines set forth herein can be erected upon a building site of small size, and without injury to the premises, in case of removal. By removing the connecting bolts of the various parts such parts can be separated, and the structure dis-assembled. Before doing this the stone units forming the outer wall are separated and removed, and if the structure is re-assembled in a new location said units are repointed at the joints.

In Fig. 9 is shown a buttress ,formation for use at the corners of the building, consisting of sectional pieces .or blocks 42, 43, 44, 45, and 46, each having a rectangular body portion 47 for positioning in the corners, andseparated by the corner brackets. Each of said body portions is provided with a tubular opening 48, forming a continuous opening through said blocks, and providinga seat for a rod or bar for holding said blocks in place. The larger blocks are formed with relatively thin sections 49 and heavier sections 58 which may be given any desired formation, as shown at' A, to conform with the general finish of the building. The blocks are preierably formed of plastic concrete, with the tubular sections 48 molded therein.

In the main construction, wherever bolts and bolt openings are employed, the openings are of oval formation, allowing for variations in the positioning of the parts that are to be united.

In Figs. 13 and 14 is shown a relatively small building, such as a garage, formedwith an inner metal wall and an outer stone wall as hereinbefore set forth. The structure is supported upon a sill 5i, and has inner wall plates, one of which is shown at 52, alsosupporting means for slabs 53 connected therewith, the space between the plates and slabs being closed at the top by a. cap .or coping 54, which has an inner flange 55 en 'gaged with the upper edges of the wall plates.

If desired certain of thespaces between the inner plates andouter walls may be filled with concrete or other material in a plastic condition, as shown at 56. Supporting pillars can thus be provided at intervals in the wall, for the better support of the roof, or at the sides of door or window openings in the walls. For. more permanent buildings all of the spaces in the walls could thus be filled, rendering thesame more lasting, and providing an insulation to repel the passage of heat or cold. Supported by the Walls of the building last described is a roof formed of channel plates and reinforcing beams as hereinbefore described, one of said plates being shown at 51, partly broken away, and with the outside edge turned upwardly into a flange 58, bolted to the plate 52.

The interior of a building constructed as here- 'in set forth can be given any desired finish, as

with fiber board, or by providing furring strips and lath and plastering, or metal lath and plaster thereon.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

-1. In building construction, a sill adapted for 315 installing in the top of theground, sheet metal plates mounted on said sill to form a wall thereon, flanges at the edges of said plates united and coinciding to form vertical I-beams for said wall including oppositely disposed guides on the edges of said flanges, means for detachable attachment of said flanges with said sill, monolithic slabs channelled in their edges for slidable and releasable engagement with said guides, and a sheet metal roof provided at its edgeswith downwardly turned flanges for engagement with channels in the upper edges of said slabs, said slabs being non-releasable while the roof isin place.

2. In building construction, a sheet metal sill consisting of horizontal plates with downwardly turned flanges at their outer edges, vertical plates extended downwardly from said horizontal plates, and projected at their lower edges into horizontal flanges forming a sub-sill, means for connecting the ends of said horizontal plates, channel plate wall units mounted on said sill, means for attaching said wall units with each other, means for attaching said wall units to saidsill, and a floor 10 supported upon said sub-sill.

- EARL S. PRINCE. 

